General Safety Instructions; Intended Use - GEA FK50/460 N Assembly Instructions Manual

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1.3 General safety instructions

DANGER!
WARNING!

1.4 Intended use

These assembly instructions describe the standard version of the FK50 manufactured by GEA. The
compressor is intended for use in refrigeration systems in compliance with the limits of application.
Only the refrigerant specified in these instructions may be used.
Any other use of the compressor is prohibited!
The GEA refrigerating compressor named in the title is intended for installation in a machine
(within the EU according to the EU Directives 2006/42/EC Machinery Directive, 97/23/EC Pressure
Equipment Directive).
Commissioning is permissible only if the compressor has been installed in accordance with these
assembly instructions and the entire system into which it is integrated has been inspected and
approved in accordance with legal regulations.
• Refrigerating compressors are pressurised machines and as
such call for heightened caution and care in handling.
The maximum permissible overpressure must not be exceeded,
even for testing purposes.
• Risk of burns! Depending on the operating conditions, surface
temperatures of over 60 °C on the discharge side or below 0 °C
on the suction side can be reached.
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